I Did Something Bad

"Do you find it hard to keep up?" My brows furrowed by the question. The school consultant look at me as if examining my behavior and how will I answer her question without pretending. She's not talking and waiting for my answer while intently looking at my actions. A sigh escape my mouth as I comfortably lean my back at the chair. "The thing is..." I paused. Her brows slightly move, still waiting for my next word. "... I am advancing." Her both forearm instinctively put above the table as her hand clasped together. "I am advancing without them knowing and I guess that's the reason why they hated me." "How do you say so?" She asked, looking so interested by the discussion. "Life can be a race." I profess. "We start together but since they don't know my coping mechanism, they think I am cheating for advancing way faster than they are." Her head partly tilted after hearing my metaphor. "What makes you think of that?" A smile instantly formed over my lips. The day I was emerge suddenly came to my mind together with their confused look and many expectations. "Probably because they didn't expect Alliyah Monrovia will join them here."